False Water Rat vs Species code: Hy

Xeromys myoides compared with Halophila sulawesii

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Species code: Hy is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Species code: Hy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Halophila
Species	Xeromys myoides	Halophila sulawesii

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Species code: Hy

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Species code: Hy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hy

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.