False Water Rat vs Red Wart Lichen

Xeromys myoides compared with Pertusaria rubefacta

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Red Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Red Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Pertusaria
Species	Xeromys myoides	Pertusaria rubefacta

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Red Wart Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Wart Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.