False Water Rat vs Yellowback stingaree

Xeromys myoides compared with Urolophus sufflavus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Yellowback stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Urolophidae
Genus	Xeromys	Urolophus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Urolophus sufflavus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Yellowback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Yellowback stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowback stingaree