False Water Rat vs Four-barred Major

Xeromys myoides compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Xeromys	Oxycera
Species	Xeromys myoides	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Four-barred Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.