False Water Rat vs Sumatran Serow

Xeromys myoides compared with Capricornis sumatraensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Sumatran Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Xeromys	Capricornis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Capricornis sumatraensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Sumatran Serow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Sumatran Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sumatran Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.