aquatic rat vs Four-barred Major

Anotomys leander compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• aquatic rat is Endangered while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aquatic rat	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Anotomys	Oxycera
Species	Anotomys leander	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

aquatic rat and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

aquatic rat

EN — Endangered

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aquatic rat	Four-barred Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aquatic rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

aquatic rat

The Aquatic rat (Anotomys leander) is a species in the genus Anotomys. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.