False Water Rat vs Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

Xeromys myoides compared with Allocebus trichotis

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Xeromys	Allocebus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Allocebus trichotis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.