False Water Rat vs the brick

Xeromys myoides compared with Agrochola circellaris

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while the brick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	the brick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Xeromys	Agrochola
Species	Xeromys myoides	Agrochola circellaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

the brick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	the brick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

the brick

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.