Large Short-tailed Rat vs soldier beetle

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Cantharis rustica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	soldier beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cantharidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Cantharis
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Cantharis rustica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

soldier beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	soldier beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

soldier beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.