False Water Rat vs Pea

Xeromys myoides compared with Lathyrus pannonicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Lathyrus pannonicus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Latvia, Poland, and United States.