False Water Rat vs Lesser Bulb Fly

Xeromys myoides compared with Eumerus narcissi

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Lesser Bulb Fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lesser Bulb Fly
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)	Syrphidae
Genus	Xeromys	Eumerus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Eumerus narcissi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Lesser Bulb Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Bulb Fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lesser Bulb Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Bulb Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.