False Water Rat vs Western Gorse

Xeromys myoides compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Ulex
Species	Xeromys myoides	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).