False Water Rat vs Louse

Xeromys myoides compared with Polyplax serrata

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyplacidae
Genus	Xeromys	Polyplax
Species	Xeromys myoides	Polyplax serrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.