False Water Rat vs mulgara

Xeromys myoides compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Xeromys	Dasycercus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and mulgara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.