Large Short-tailed Rat vs Mantled Baskettail

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Epitheca
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.