Mountain Water Rat vs sugar-plum

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Uapaca
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.