False Water Rat vs Twin-spot Centurion

Xeromys myoides compared with Sargus bipunctatus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Twin-spot Centurion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Twin-spot Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Xeromys	Sargus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Sargus bipunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Twin-spot Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Twin-spot Centurion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Twin-spot Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Twin-spot Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.