Large Short-tailed Rat vs mountain melick

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nesomyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Brachyuromys	Melica
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.