False Water Rat vs Great stingaree

Xeromys myoides compared with Urolophus bucculentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Great stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Urolophidae
Genus	Xeromys	Urolophus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Urolophus bucculentus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Great stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Great stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great stingaree