False Water Rat vs Taruca

Xeromys myoides compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Xeromys	Hippocamelus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Taruca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Taruca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.