Large Short-tailed Rat vs marbled lungfish

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Protopterus
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.