False Water Rat vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Xeromys myoides compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Mystacinidae
Genus	Xeromys	Mystacina
Species	Xeromys myoides	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.