False Water Rat vs Plant pathogen

Xeromys myoides compared with Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Plant pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Plant pathogen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Glomerellales (Glomerellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Glomerellaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Colletotrichum
Species	Xeromys myoides	Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Plant pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Plant pathogen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plant pathogen

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.