False Water Rat vs West Indies cherry

Xeromys myoides compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	West Indies cherry
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Xeromys myoides	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.