Large Short-tailed Rat vs pharaoh ant

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	pharaoh 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	Monomorium
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).