False Water Rat vs Zigzag Darner

Xeromys myoides compared with Aeshna sitchensis

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Zigzag Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Zigzag Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Xeromys	Aeshna
Species	Xeromys myoides	Aeshna sitchensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Zigzag Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Zigzag Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zigzag Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.