False Water Rat vs Stinking Tutsan

Xeromys myoides compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hypericaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Hypericum
Species	Xeromys myoides	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Stinking Tutsan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Tutsan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).