False Water Rat vs Munk's devil ray

Xeromys myoides compared with Mobula munkiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Munk's 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 munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Munk's devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Munk's devil ray