Mountain Water Rat vs Soldier fly

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Microchrysa
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Microchrysa flavicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.