False Water Rat vs trevo-de-cheiro

Xeromys myoides compared with Melilotus altissimus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while trevo-de-cheiro is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	trevo-de-cheiro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Melilotus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

trevo-de-cheiro

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	trevo-de-cheiro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trevo-de-cheiro

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).