Mountain Water Rat vs Spotted Spreadwing

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Lestes congener

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Spotted Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Spotted Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lestidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Lestes
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Lestes congener

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Spotted Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.