Large Short-tailed Rat vs Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Carex atrofusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Scorched Alpine-Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Carex
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Carex atrofusca

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Scorched Alpine-Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.