False Water Rat vs intermediate oak fern

Xeromys myoides compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Xeromys myoides	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	intermediate oak fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.