Fan-tailed Widowbird vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Euplectes axillaris compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fan-tailed Widowbird	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ploceidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Euplectes	Brachyuromys
Species	Euplectes axillaris	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Fan-tailed Widowbird and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fan-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.