Large Short-tailed Rat vs lateral sedge

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Carex unilateralis

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

lateral sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lateral sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Japan.