Mountain Water Rat vs Slender lungfish

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Protopterus dolloi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Protopteridae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Protopterus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender lungfish