False Water Rat vs slender draba

Xeromys myoides compared with Draba albertina

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while slender draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	slender draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Draba
Species	Xeromys myoides	Draba albertina

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

slender draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	slender draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.