False Water Rat vs Hamburger Bean

Xeromys myoides compared with Mucuna holtonii

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Hamburger 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	Mucuna
Species	Xeromys myoides	Mucuna holtonii

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Hamburger Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.