Large Short-tailed Rat vs Marklund's Dandelion

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Taraxacum marklundii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Marklund's Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Brachyuromys	Taraxacum
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Taraxacum marklundii

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Marklund's Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Marklund's Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marklund's Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.