False water rat

Summary

False water rat is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• False water rat's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• False water rat is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• False water rat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• False water rat belongs to the parent taxon Xeromys^[6].
• False water rat is endemic to New Guinea^[7].
• False water rat is endemic to mainland Australia^[8].
• Under binomial nomenclature, False water rat is Xeromys myoides^[9].
• False water rat's Commons category is recorded as Xeromys myoides^[10].
• False water rat's short name is recorded as X. myoides^[11].
• False water rat is commonly known as Rata Bastarda De Agua^[12].
• False water rat is commonly known as Faux Rat D'Eau^[13].
• False water rat is commonly known as False Swamp Rat^[14].
• False water rat is commonly known as False Water-rat^[15].
• False water rat is commonly known as False Water Rat^[16].
• False water rat is commonly known as Water Mouse^[17].
• False water rat is commonly known as Falsche Wasserratte^[18].
• False water rat is commonly known as Falsche Schwimmratte^[19].
• False water rat's taxon author citation is recorded as Thomas, 1889^[20].
• False water rat's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[21].
• False water rat's P14516 is recorded as Q140084497^[22].

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Classification

False water rat's scientific name is Xeromys myoides^[9]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Xeromys^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Rata Bastarda De Agua^[12], Faux Rat D'Eau^[13], False Swamp Rat^[14], False Water-rat^[15], False Water Rat^[16], and Water Mouse^[17].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include New Guinea^[7] and mainland Australia^[8].

Identifiers

False water rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45385^[23]. False water rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 337226^[24]. False water rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179462^[25]. False water rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439284^[26]. False water rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 585614^[27].

Why It Matters

False water rat ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]