Large Short-tailed Rat vs silky cuscus

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Phalanger sericeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Nesomyidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Phalanger
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and silky cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	silky cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.