False Water Rat vs Sweet crab apple

Xeromys myoides compared with Malus coronaria

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Sweet crab apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Sweet crab apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Xeromys	Malus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Malus coronaria

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Sweet crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Sweet crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.