Chinese Water Myotis vs Oriental House Rat

Myotis laniger compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Myotis	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myotis	Rattus
Species	Myotis laniger	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Myotis and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Ansehen Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Myotis	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

Chinese Water Myotis

The Chinese Water Myotis (Myotis laniger) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.