False Water Rat vs Mountain Cup

Xeromys myoides compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Xeromys	Geopora
Species	Xeromys myoides	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Mountain Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.