Large Short-tailed Rat vs Narrow-headed Vole

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Microtus gregalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Microtus
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Microtus gregalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Narrow-headed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.