False Water Rat vs pine rockcress

Xeromys myoides compared with Boechera pinetorum

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while pine rockcress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	pine rockcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Boechera
Species	Xeromys myoides	Boechera pinetorum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

pine rockcress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	pine rockcress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pine rockcress

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.