Headfly vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Hydrotaea irritans compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Headfly	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muscidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hydrotaea	Brachyuromys
Species	Hydrotaea irritans	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Headfly and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.