Deceiver vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Laccaria laccata compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Deceiver is Not Evaluated while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Laccaria	Brachyuromys
Species	Laccaria laccata	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.