False Water Rat vs Potto

Xeromys myoides compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Potto
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)	Lorisidae
Genus	Xeromys	Perodicticus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.