Large Short-tailed Rat vs red lemur

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Eulemur rufus

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while red lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	red lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Brachyuromys	Eulemur
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Eulemur rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

red lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.