Mountain Water Rat vs water dock

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Rumex
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).