False Water Rat vs Seram Flying Fox

Xeromys myoides compared with Pteropus ocularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Seram Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Xeromys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Xeromys myoides	Pteropus ocularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Seram Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Seram Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seram Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.