False Water Rat vs Great Flying Fox

Xeromys myoides compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Great Flying Fox
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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Xeromys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Xeromys myoides	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.