Large Short-tailed Rat vs puma

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	puma
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	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Brachyuromys	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.