Coppery Sprite vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Arielulus	Brachyuromys
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Sprite and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.