False Water Rat vs Gall midge

Xeromys myoides compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Gall midge
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)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Xeromys	Contarinia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Gall midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).