Large Short-tailed Rat vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Philander deltae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Nesomyidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Philander
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Philander deltae

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.