arrow-head scale vs False Water Rat

Unaspis yanonensis compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• arrow-head scale is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-head scale	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Diaspididae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Unaspis	Xeromys
Species	Unaspis yanonensis	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-head scale and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow-head scale

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-head scale	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-head scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrow-head scale

The Arrow-head scale, Unaspis yanonensis, is a species. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.