Large Short-tailed Rat vs Marbled stingray

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Dasyatis
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled stingray