False Water Rat vs Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

Xeromys myoides compared with Mobula eregoodoo

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Xeromys	Mobula
Species	Xeromys myoides	Mobula eregoodoo

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray