Goodding ash vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Fraxinus gooddingii compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodding ash	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oleaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Fraxinus	Brachyuromys
Species	Fraxinus gooddingii	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Goodding ash

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goodding ash	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodding ash

Habitat

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

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.