Bastard Catclaw vs False Water Rat

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microgramma	Xeromys
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.