False Water Rat vs Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

Xeromys myoides compared with Elaphomyces citrinus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Elaphomyces
Species	Xeromys myoides	Elaphomyces citrinus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces