False Water Rat vs Onion Earthball

Xeromys myoides compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Xeromys	Scleroderma
Species	Xeromys myoides	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).