False Water Rat vs Gilboa Iris

Xeromys myoides compared with Iris haynei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Gilboa Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Xeromys	Iris
Species	Xeromys myoides	Iris haynei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Gilboa Iris

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Gilboa Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilboa Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.