False Water Rat vs Ooldea dunnart

Xeromys myoides compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Ooldea dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.