Large Short-tailed Rat vs Maui's paddle

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Elaphoglossum
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.