False Water Rat vs red-bellied lemur

Xeromys myoides compared with Eulemur rubriventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	red-bellied lemur
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)	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Xeromys	Eulemur
Species	Xeromys myoides	Eulemur rubriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and red-bellied lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

red-bellied lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	red-bellied lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-bellied lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.