False Water Rat vs Lobed Threadwort

Xeromys myoides compared with Cephaloziella integerrima

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Lobed Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lobed Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Cephaloziella
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cephaloziella integerrima

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lobed Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lobed Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lobed Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.