Mountain Water Rat vs Spring Blackclock

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Spring Blackclock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Spring Blackclock
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)	Carabidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Pterostichus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).