Mountain Water Rat vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Philander deltae

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Philander
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Philander deltae

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.