False Water Rat vs Fringed Cup

Xeromys myoides compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Leotiomycetes (Леоциомицеты)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Helotiales (Гелоциевые)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Encoelia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup