False Water Rat vs Foothill Clover

Xeromys myoides compared with Trifolium ciliolatum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Foothill Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Foothill Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Trifolium
Species	Xeromys myoides	Trifolium ciliolatum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Foothill Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foothill Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.