Mountain Water Rat vs Thrift Rust

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Thrift 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	Uromyces
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.