False Water Rat vs

Xeromys myoides compared with Micarea lithinella

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Byssolomataceae
Genus	Xeromys	Micarea
Species	Xeromys myoides	Micarea lithinella

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 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Micarea lithinella is a small crustose lichen with a pale granular thallus forming minute apothecia on rock surfaces. It inhabits siliceous rock faces and stone walls in cool temperate and montane environments across Europe. This lichen colonizes bare, acidic rock surfaces and weathered mineral substrates.