False Water Rat vs Kodkod

Xeromys myoides compared with Leopardus guigna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Kodkod
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)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Xeromys	Leopardus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Leopardus guigna

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Kodkod

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kodkod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.