False Water Rat vs Red pea

Xeromys myoides compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Red 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 cicera

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).