Mountain Water Rat vs Tan Ear

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Otideaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Otidea
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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