Large Short-tailed Rat vs Onion Smut

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Urocystis
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Onion Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.