Mountain Water Rat vs Shaw Mayer’s Water Rat

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Baiyankamys shawmayeri

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Shaw Mayer’s Water Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Shaw Mayer’s Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus same	Baiyankamys	Baiyankamys
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Baiyankamys shawmayeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Shaw Mayer’s Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Baiyankamys.

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Shaw Mayer’s Water Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Shaw Mayer’s Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shaw Mayer’s Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.