False Water Rat vs pale moonwort

Xeromys myoides compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Botrychium
Species	Xeromys myoides	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.