Golden-Heather vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Hudsonia ericoides compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-Heather	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cistaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hudsonia	Brachyuromys
Species	Hudsonia ericoides	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-Heather	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-Heather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.