Large Short-tailed Rat vs Narrow Groundling

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Caryocolum alsinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Narrow Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nesomyidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Caryocolum
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Caryocolum alsinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Narrow Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.