False Water Rat vs Mandarin Vole

Xeromys myoides compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Mandarin 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	Lasiopodomys
Species	Xeromys myoides	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Mandarin Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.