False Water Rat vs Pea Withe

Xeromys myoides compared with Rhynchosia reticulata

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Pea Withe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Pea Withe
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Rhynchosia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Rhynchosia reticulata

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Pea Withe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Pea Withe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pea Withe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.