Cat'S Ear vs False Water Rat

Hypochaeris radicata compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Cat'S Ear is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat'S Ear	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	Hypochaeris	Xeromys
Species	Hypochaeris radicata	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Cat'S Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat'S Ear	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat'S Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat'S Ear

The Cat'S Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) is a species in the genus Hypochaeris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.