Mountain Water Rat vs Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Dioctria hyalipennis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Stripe-Legged Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asilidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Dioctria
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Dioctria hyalipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Stripe-Legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.