Flexuous Gutweed vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Ulva flexuosa compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flexuous Gutweed	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ulvaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ulva	Brachyuromys
Species	Ulva flexuosa	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Flexuous Gutweed

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flexuous Gutweed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.