'anunu vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Sicyos alba compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• 'anunu is Critically Endangered while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	'anunu	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sicyos	Brachyuromys
Species	Sicyos alba	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

'anunu

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	'anunu	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

'anunu

Habitat

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

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'anunu

The 'anunu (Sicyos alba) is a species in the genus Sicyos. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.