Large Short-tailed Rat vs Thintail skate

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Okamejei leptoura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Thintail skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Rajidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Okamejei
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Okamejei leptoura

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Thintail skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Thintail skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Thintail skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thintail skate