Alpine Hawkweed vs False Water Rat

Hieracium alpinum compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Alpine Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Hawkweed	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Hawkweed

The Alpine Hawkweed (Hieracium alpinum) is a species in the genus Hieracium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.