False Water Rat vs Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Xeromys myoides compared with Danthonia compressa

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Xeromys	Danthonia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Danthonia compressa

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.