Large Short-tailed Rat vs Richardson’s Willow

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Salix richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Salix
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Richardson’s Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.