False Water Rat vs Maui's paddle

Xeromys myoides compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Elaphoglossum
Species	Xeromys myoides	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.