caimito vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Pouteria caimito compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapotaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Pouteria	Brachyuromys
Species	Pouteria caimito	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.