Mountain Water Rat vs Thistle Rust

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Puccinia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.