Large Short-tailed Rat vs Sandy Laccaria

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Laccaria
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.