False Water Rat vs southern elder

Xeromys myoides compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Sambucus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.