Mountain Water Rat vs Wire With

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Desmodium
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.