False Water Rat vs Patagonian Opossum

Xeromys myoides compared with Lestodelphys halli

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Patagonian Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Xeromys	Lestodelphys
Species	Xeromys myoides	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Patagonian Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.