Large Short-tailed Rat vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Puccinia
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.