Chinese Water Myotis vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Myotis laniger compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Myotis	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Myotis	Brachyuromys
Species	Myotis laniger	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Myotis and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Myotis	Lesser Short-tailed 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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.