Fringed Cup vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Encoelia	Brachyuromys
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.