Large Short-tailed Rat vs

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Physarum leucopus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Physarales (Physarales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Physaraceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Physarum
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Physarum leucopus

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Physarum leucopus is a myxomycete (plasmodial slime mould) in the family Physaridae, producing sporangia with pale or whitish stalks as implied by its species name. It is found on decaying wood and plant litter in moist forest environments. Its conservation status is not evaluated.