Large Short-tailed Rat vs Red-blotched river stingray

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Potamotrygon ocellata

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Red-blotched river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Red-blotched river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Potamotrygon
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Potamotrygon ocellata

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Red-blotched river stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red-blotched river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Red-blotched river stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-blotched river stingray