False Water Rat vs Tear Dropper

Xeromys myoides compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.