False Water Rat vs strawberry root aphid

Xeromys myoides compared with Aphis forbesi

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while strawberry root aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	strawberry root aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aphididae
Genus	Xeromys	Aphis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Aphis forbesi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and strawberry root aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

strawberry root aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	strawberry root aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

strawberry root aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries).