False Water Rat vs Stalked Rosette

Xeromys myoides compared with Cotylidia undulata

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Stalked Rosette is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Stalked Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Cotylidia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cotylidia undulata

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Stalked Rosette

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Stalked Rosette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stalked Rosette

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.