False Water Rat vs limestone scurvygrass

Xeromys myoides compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Cochlearia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	limestone scurvygrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.