False Water Rat vs Hawaiian Jackbean

Xeromys myoides compared with Canavalia hawaiiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Hawaiian Jackbean
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	Canavalia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Canavalia hawaiiensis

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Hawaiian Jackbean

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Hawaiian Jackbean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hawaiian Jackbean

Habitat

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