False Water Rat vs Red Balau

Xeromys myoides compared with Shorea guiso

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Shorea
Species	Xeromys myoides	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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