Fuzzy flatsedge vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Cyperus pilosus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cyperus	Brachyuromys
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.