Mountain Water Rat vs small heath

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Baiyankamys	Coenonympha
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and small heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.