False Water Rat vs Gingham-golfball

Xeromys myoides compared with Euphorbia obesa

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Gingham-golfball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Gingham-golfball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Euphorbia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Euphorbia obesa

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Gingham-golfball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Gingham-golfball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gingham-golfball

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.