False Water Rat vs Freeman Maple

Xeromys myoides compared with Acer freemanii

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Freeman Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Freeman Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Acer
Species	Xeromys myoides	Acer freemanii

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Freeman Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freeman Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.