False Water Rat vs Winged Elm

Xeromys myoides compared with Ulmus alata

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Winged Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Winged Elm
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)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Ulmus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Ulmus alata

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Winged Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Winged Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Elm

Habitat

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