crested arrowhead vs False Water Rat

Sagittaria cristata compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• crested arrowhead is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Xeromys
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested arrowhead	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.