False Water Rat vs Field Thistle

Xeromys myoides compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.