Large Short-tailed Rat vs Staph beetle

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Tachinus subterraneus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).