False Water Rat   RAT
Scientific Name:
Xeromys myoides
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
False Swamp Rat, Water Mouse
Group:
Mammals
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
EN-US FWS: December 2, 1970
VU-IUCN: 2008
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Australia

Facts Summary:
The False Water Rat (Xeromys myoides) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): Australia. This species is also known by the following name(s): False Swamp Rat, Water Mouse.

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