False Water Rat vs Flower-faced Bat

Xeromys myoides compared with Anthops ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Xeromys	Anthops
Species	Xeromys myoides	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Flower-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.