Mountain Water Rat vs white earwort

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Diplophyllum
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	white earwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white earwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.