Mountain Water Rat vs Tome's spiny rat

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Echimyidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Proechimys
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.