Mountain Water Rat vs Small Persimmon

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Diospyros
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Small Persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.