False Water Rat vs

Xeromys myoides compared with Pseudoperonospora urticae

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)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Pseudoperonospora
Species	Xeromys myoides	Pseudoperonospora urticae

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Pseudoperonospora urticae e um oomiceto mildio biotrofico obrigatorio da familia Peronosporaceae, infectando especies de ortiga (Urtica). Causa amarelamento e clorose das folhas com esporo cinzento caracteristico na face inferior durante condicoes umidas. Sua especificidade ao hospedeiro para ortigas torna-o um modelo interessante para estudar a coevolucao entre patogenos oomicetos e seus hospedeiros silvestres.