False Water Rat vs

Xeromys myoides compared with Pyrenula coryli

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Pyrenula
Species	Xeromys myoides	Pyrenula coryli

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.