Large Short-tailed Rat vs Prickled ray

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Rajidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Malacoraja
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Prickled ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray