False Water Rat vs Zebra Duiker

Xeromys myoides compared with Cephalophus zebra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Zebra Duiker
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)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Xeromys	Cephalophus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cephalophus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Zebra Duiker

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Zebra Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zebra Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.