Hex River Spiderhead vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Serruria dodii compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hex River Spiderhead	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Proteaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Serruria	Brachyuromys
Species	Serruria dodii	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Hex River Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hex River Spiderhead	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hex River Spiderhead

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.