False Water Rat vs Lousewort Rust

Xeromys myoides compared with Puccinia clintonii

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Lousewort Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lousewort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Puccinia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Puccinia clintonii

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lousewort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lousewort Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lousewort Rust