False Water Rat vs Fossa

Xeromys myoides compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Xeromys	Cryptoprocta
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.