Fringed Myotis vs Mountain Water Rat

Myotis thysanodes compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myotis	Baiyankamys
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Myotis and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.