False Water Rat vs Scots pine blister rust

Xeromys myoides compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Cronartium
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.