Large Short-tailed Rat vs Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Dioctria hyalipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asilidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Dioctria
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Dioctria hyalipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.