False Water Rat vs mantled howler

Xeromys myoides compared with Alouatta palliata

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while mantled howler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	mantled howler
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)	Atelidae
Genus	Xeromys	Alouatta
Species	Xeromys myoides	Alouatta palliata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	mantled howler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.