Mountain Water Rat vs Waved Pincertail

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Onychogomphus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.