Large Short-tailed Rat vs Scuttle fly

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Phoridae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Megaselia
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).