Large Short-tailed Rat vs tiger quoll

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Dasyurus
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and tiger quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.