Large Short-tailed Rat vs Siberian chipmunk

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Tamias sibiricus

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Siberian chipmunk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Siberian chipmunk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nesomyidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Brachyuromys	Tamias
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Tamias sibiricus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Siberian chipmunk share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Siberian chipmunk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Siberian chipmunk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian chipmunk

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (12 countries).