False Water Rat vs Yerevanian Centaury

Xeromys myoides compared with Psephellus erivanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Yerevanian Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Xeromys	Psephellus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Psephellus erivanensis

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Yerevanian Centaury

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Yerevanian Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yerevanian Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.