Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple vs False Water Rat

Acer negundo compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acer	Xeromys
Species	Acer negundo	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

The Box-elder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.