Mountain Water Rat vs Tile Lichen

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Lecidea tessellata

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Tile Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Lecidea
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.