Mountain Water Rat vs Tiny vetch

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

  • Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mountain Water Rat Tiny vetch
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 Vicia
Species Baiyankamys habbema Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mountain Water Rat Tiny vetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Mountain Water Rat

No description available.

Tiny vetch

No description available.

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