False Water Rat vs Inez s Red-backed Vole

Xeromys myoides compared with Caryomys inez

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Inez s Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Inez s Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Xeromys	Caryomys
Species	Xeromys myoides	Caryomys inez

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Inez s Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Inez s Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Inez s Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inez s Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.