False Water Rat vs Runner Bean

Xeromys myoides compared with Phaseolus coccineus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Runner Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Runner Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Phaseolus coccineus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Runner Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).