Large Short-tailed Rat vs Marbled Button

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Acleris maccana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Marbled Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nesomyidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Acleris
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Acleris maccana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.