Mountain Water Rat vs Snake cholla

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Snake cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cactaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Cylindropuntia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Snake cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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