False Water Rat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Xeromys myoides compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Xeromys	Cynopterus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.