False Water Rat vs Red-legged Cormorant

Xeromys myoides compared with Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Red-legged Cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Red-legged Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Xeromys	Phalacrocorax
Species	Xeromys myoides	Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Red-legged Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Red-legged Cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Red-legged Cormorant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.