False Water Rat vs Ivy Leaf Split

Xeromys myoides compared with Lophodermium hedericola

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Ivy Leaf Split is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Ivy Leaf Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Xeromys	Lophodermium
Species	Xeromys myoides	Lophodermium hedericola

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Ivy Leaf Split
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ivy Leaf Split