False Water Rat vs Red Lungwort

Xeromys myoides compared with Pulmonaria rubra

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Red Lungwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Red Lungwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Pulmonaria
Species	Xeromys myoides	Pulmonaria rubra

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Lungwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lungwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).