Mountain Water Rat vs Wall iris

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Iris
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Wall iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, and United States.