alpine bearberry vs False Water Rat

Arctostaphylos alpinus compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• alpine bearberry is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bearberry	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Xeromys
Species	Arctostaphylos alpinus	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

alpine bearberry

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bearberry	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine bearberry

The Alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpinus) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.