False Water Rat vs Maydell's locoweed

Xeromys myoides compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Maydell's locoweed
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	Oxytropis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Oxytropis maydelliana

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Maydell's locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.