False Water Rat vs Flowering Currant

Xeromys myoides compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Ribes
Species	Xeromys myoides	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).