False Water Rat vs Red-mantled Dragonlet

Xeromys myoides compared with Erythrodiplax fervida

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Red-mantled Dragonlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Red-mantled Dragonlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Xeromys	Erythrodiplax
Species	Xeromys myoides	Erythrodiplax fervida

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Red-mantled Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Red-mantled Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Red-mantled Dragonlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-mantled Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.