Mountain Water Rat vs Stinking iris

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Iris
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).