cherry-bark elm vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Ulmus villosa compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• cherry-bark elm is Vulnerable while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cherry-bark elm	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ulmaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ulmus	Brachyuromys
Species	Ulmus villosa	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

cherry-bark elm

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cherry-bark elm	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cherry-bark elm

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.

cherry-bark elm

The cherry-bark elm (Ulmus villosa) is a species in the genus Ulmus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.