Mountain Water Rat vs Sneaky Elf

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Pyropyga decipiens

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Sneaky Elf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Sneaky Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lampyridae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Pyropyga
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Pyropyga decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Sneaky Elf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Sneaky Elf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneaky Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.