Fishtail Cup vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Brachyuromys
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.