Large Short-tailed Rat vs Pavement ant

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Nesomyidae	Formicidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Tetramorium
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).