Large Short-tailed Rat vs Slippery Jill

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Slippery Jill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Suillus
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Suillus salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Slippery Jill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.