False Water Rat vs Marsh tick

Xeromys myoides compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Xeromys	Ixodes
Species	Xeromys myoides	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.