Mountain Water Rat vs Straw-colored Sylph

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Straw-colored Sylph
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Macrothemis
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.