Mountain Water Rat vs Variable Dancer

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Argia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.