vs False Water Rat

Ensifer arboris compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		False Water Rat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhizobiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ensifer	Xeromys
Species	Ensifer arboris	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ensifer arboris is a Gram-negative, nitrogen-fixing bacterium forming effective root nodules on leguminous trees in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. It inhabits the rhizosphere and root nodules of Prosopis and other acacia-like leguminous trees in tropical and subtropical environments. This bacterium converts atmospheric nitrogen into biologically available ammonia for its host trees.