False Water Rat vs Lesser Gray Legs

Xeromys myoides compared with Physcia pumilior

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Lesser Gray Legs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lesser Gray Legs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physciaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Physcia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Physcia pumilior

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Gray Legs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lesser Gray Legs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Gray Legs

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.