False Water Rat vs Fringed Sedge

Xeromys myoides compared with Carex crinita

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Fringed Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Fringed Sedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Carex
Species	Xeromys myoides	Carex crinita

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Fringed Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.