False Water Rat vs Phoma blight

Xeromys myoides compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didymellaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Epicoccum
Species	Xeromys myoides	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Phoma blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.