Chinaroot vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Smilax china compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Large 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	Smilacaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Smilax	Brachyuromys
Species	Smilax china	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.