Branched Gagea vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Gagea ramulosa compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Gagea	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Liliaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Gagea	Brachyuromys
Species	Gagea ramulosa	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Branched Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Gagea	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Gagea

Habitat

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

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Branched Gagea

The Branched gagea (Gagea ramulosa) is a species in the genus Gagea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.