arghan vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Aechmea magdalenae compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arghan	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bromeliaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Aechmea	Brachyuromys
Species	Aechmea magdalenae	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

arghan

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arghan	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arghan

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arghan

The Arghan, Aechmea magdalenae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.