False Water Rat vs Squirrel Corn

Xeromys myoides compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Xeromys	Dicentra
Species	Xeromys myoides	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.