Mountain Water Rat vs Tar spot

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Phyllachora
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.