Mountain Water Rat vs Squirrel Corn

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Dicentra
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.