Mountain Water Rat vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physciaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Phaeophyscia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.