False Water Rat vs hairy willow

Xeromys myoides compared with Salix vestita

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while hairy willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	hairy willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Salix
Species	Xeromys myoides	Salix vestita

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

hairy willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	hairy willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hairy willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.