Toupeira vs Mountain Water Rat

Talpa occidentalis compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Toupeira is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Toupeira	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Talpidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Talpa	Baiyankamys
Species	Talpa occidentalis	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Toupeira and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Toupeira

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Toupeira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.