Mountain Water Rat vs yellow baboon

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Papio cynocephalus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while yellow baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	yellow baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Baiyankamys	Papio
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Papio cynocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and yellow baboon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

yellow baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	yellow baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.