Large Short-tailed Rat vs Mitú Maya

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Miconia
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Mitú Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.