Banded sting-ray vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Urolophus circularis compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded sting-ray	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urolophidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Urolophus	Brachyuromys
Species	Urolophus circularis	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded sting-ray and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Banded sting-ray

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded sting-ray	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded sting-ray

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banded sting-ray

The Banded sting-ray (Urolophus circularis) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.