False Water Rat vs lemon thyme

Xeromys myoides compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Thymus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).