Mountain Water Rat vs Thicket Bean

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Phaseolus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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