False Water Rat vs Tall Yarrow

Xeromys myoides compared with Achillea distans

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Tall Yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Tall Yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Xeromys	Achillea
Species	Xeromys myoides	Achillea distans

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Tall Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Tall Yarrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).