False Water Rat vs mulungú

Xeromys myoides compared with Erythrina verna

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while mulungú is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	mulungú
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	Erythrina
Species	Xeromys myoides	Erythrina verna

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

mulungú

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulungú

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.