Mountain Water Rat vs Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Phaeophyscia hispidula

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Whiskered Shadow Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physciaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Phaeophyscia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Phaeophyscia hispidula

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.