False Water Rat vs Gilled lungfish

Xeromys myoides compared with Protopterus amphibius

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Gilled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Protopteridae
Genus	Xeromys	Protopterus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Gilled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Gilled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilled lungfish