Large Short-tailed Rat vs Pale fox

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Pale fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nesomyidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Brachyuromys	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Vulpes pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Pale fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Pale fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.