Mountain Water Rat vs Slender Indigo

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Indigofera exilis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Slender Indigo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Slender Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Indigofera
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Indigofera exilis

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Slender Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Slender Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.