Mountain Water Rat vs Willow Aldercap

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Naucoria salicis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Willow Aldercap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Willow Aldercap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Naucoria
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Naucoria salicis

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Willow Aldercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Willow Aldercap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Aldercap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.