False Water Rat vs Iridescent Centurion

Xeromys myoides compared with Sargus iridatus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Iridescent Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Iridescent Centurion
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)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Xeromys	Sargus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Iridescent Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.