False Water Rat vs Thicket Bean

Xeromys myoides compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Thicket 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 polystachios

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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