Mountain Water Rat vs Sunburst Lichen

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Sunburst Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Sunburst Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Lichenomphalia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Sunburst Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.