False Water Rat vs Garden Tortrix

Xeromys myoides compared with Clepsis peritana

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Garden Tortrix is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Garden Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Xeromys	Clepsis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Clepsis peritana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Garden Tortrix

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Garden Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).