Mountain Water Rat vs small notchwort

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Lophozia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.