False Water Rat vs Finger Grass

Xeromys myoides compared with Limnophila aromatica

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Finger Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Finger Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Limnophila
Species	Xeromys myoides	Limnophila aromatica

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Finger Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Finger Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Finger Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.