False Water Rat vs Silver Gull

Xeromys myoides compared with Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Silver Gull is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Silver Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Laridae
Genus	Xeromys	Chroicocephalus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Silver Gull share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Silver Gull

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Silver Gull
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Gull

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.