Mountain Water Rat vs Thrips

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thripidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Thrips
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).