False Water Rat vs Rough-Tailed

Xeromys myoides compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Xeromys	Bathytoshia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Rough-Tailed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed