False Water Rat vs Fringed rue

Xeromys myoides compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Fringed rue
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)	Rutaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Ruta
Species	Xeromys myoides	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).