False Water Rat vs Tarça

Xeromys myoides compared with Udea azorensis

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Tarça is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Tarça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Crambidae
Genus	Xeromys	Udea
Species	Xeromys myoides	Udea azorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Tarça

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Tarça
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.