Large Short-tailed Rat vs marsh rice rat

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Oryzomys palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Oryzomys
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.