Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Mountain Water Rat

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alionycteris	Baiyankamys
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.