False Water Rat vs Procumbent Cotoneaster

Xeromys myoides compared with Cotoneaster prostratus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Procumbent Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Procumbent Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Xeromys	Cotoneaster
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cotoneaster prostratus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Procumbent Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Procumbent Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Procumbent Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.