Mountain Water Rat vs Tufted Clusterfly

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polleniidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Pollenia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.