False Water Rat vs toninha

Xeromys myoides compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	toninha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Xeromys	Pontoporia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Pontoporia blainvillei

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and toninha share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

toninha

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	toninha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toninha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.