False Water Rat vs

Xeromys myoides compared with Tuber maculatum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Tuber
Species	Xeromys myoides	Tuber maculatum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

DD — Data Deficient

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 Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Tuber maculatum, a trufa branca ou trufa manchada, e um ascomiceto subterraneo com exterior branco a creme marcado por manchas escuras que lhe conferem aparencia malhada. Habita solos calcarios em florestas europeias temperadas, formando associacoes ectomicorrizicas com carvalhos, aveleiras e outras arvores de madeira dura. Este fungo subterraneo forma parcerias de troca de nutrientes com raizes de arvores e dispersa esporos por meio de animais escavadores atraidos pelo seu aroma pungente.