Mountain Water Rat vs Wormseed

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Dysphania
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).