False Water Rat vs Malagasy civet

Xeromys myoides compared with Fossa fossana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Malagasy civet
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)	Eupleridae
Genus	Xeromys	Fossa
Species	Xeromys myoides	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.