Alpine Emerald vs Mountain Water Rat

Somatochlora alpestris compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Alpine Emerald is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Emerald	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Odonata (Kızböcekleri)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Corduliidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Somatochlora	Baiyankamys
Species	Somatochlora alpestris	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Emerald and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Alpine Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Emerald	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Emerald

The Alpine Emerald (Somatochlora alpestris) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.