Mountain Water Rat vs Splitpea Shanklet

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Collybia cookei

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Splitpea Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Splitpea Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Collybia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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