False Water Rat vs Wood Truffle

Xeromys myoides compared with Tuber dryophilum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Wood Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Wood Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Tuber
Species	Xeromys myoides	Tuber dryophilum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Wood Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Wood Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.