Large Short-tailed Rat vs Square-spot Deerfly

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Chrysops viduatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Chrysops
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.