Large Short-tailed Rat vs Muscoid fly

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Muscoid fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Delia
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Muscoid fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Muscoid fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.