False Water Rat vs Species code: Pi

Xeromys myoides compared with Phyllospadix iwatensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Species code: Pi
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)	Zosteraceae
Genus	Xeromys	Phyllospadix
Species	Xeromys myoides	Phyllospadix iwatensis

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Species code: Pi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Pi

Habitat

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