Large Short-tailed Rat vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Carex laevivaginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox 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 laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.