False Water Rat vs Florida arrowroot

Xeromys myoides compared with Zamia pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Zamia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot