False Water Rat vs lemon

Xeromys myoides compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while lemon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	lemon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Citrus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Citrus limon

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	lemon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.