False Water Rat vs Red Alder

Xeromys myoides compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Alnus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).