False Water Rat vs Richardson's alumroot

Xeromys myoides compared with Heuchera richardsonii

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Richardson's alumroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Richardson's alumroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Heuchera
Species	Xeromys myoides	Heuchera richardsonii

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Richardson's alumroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Richardson's alumroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richardson's alumroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.