False Water Rat vs Gray Elm

Xeromys myoides compared with Ulmus rubra

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Gray Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Gray Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Ulmus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Ulmus rubra

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Gray Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.