False Water Rat vs Limette

Xeromys myoides compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Limette is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Limette
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Citrus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Limette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).