Mountain Water Rat vs

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Sphingopyxis chilensis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Sphingopyxis
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Sphingopyxis chilensis

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingopyxis chilensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, originally isolated from environmental samples in Chile. Like other members of the genus, it is characterised by sphingolipid-containing cell membranes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.