Mountain Water Rat vs Spring Pea

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Spring Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Lathyrus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).