False Water Rat vs Ogilby's Duiker

Xeromys myoides compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Xeromys	Cephalophus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Ogilby's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Ogilby's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.