False Water Rat vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Xeromys myoides compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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)	Mystacinidae
Genus	Xeromys	Mystacina
Species	Xeromys myoides	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.