False Water Rat vs

Xeromys myoides compared with Nitzschia intermedia

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Nitzschia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Nitzschia intermedia

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia intermedia e uma diatomacea penada da familia Bacillariaceae encontrada em habitats de agua doce a levemente salobre, onde ocupa nichos benticos e planctonicos. Seu frustulo alongado com rafe aquilhado e finas estrias transapicais e tipico do extenso genero Nitzschia. Serve como bioindicador de enriquecimento organico moderado e niveis de nutrientes em programas de monitoramento aquatico.