False Water Rat vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Xeromys myoides compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Daldinia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Gorse Cramp Ball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.