Chestnut-coloured Carpet vs False Water Rat

Thera cognata compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Chestnut-coloured Carpet is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geometridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thera	Xeromys
Species	Thera cognata	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-coloured Carpet and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

The Chestnut-coloured Carpet (Thera cognata) is a species in the genus Thera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.