False Water Rat vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Xeromys myoides compared with Alticola montosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Xeromys	Alticola
Species	Xeromys myoides	Alticola montosa

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Kashmir Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.