False Water Rat vs Goa-bean

Xeromys myoides compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Goa-bean
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	Psophocarpus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.