False Water Rat vs Low Rough Aster

Xeromys myoides compared with Eurybia radula

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Low Rough Aster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Low Rough Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Xeromys	Eurybia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Eurybia radula

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Low Rough Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Low Rough Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Rough Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.