Large Short-tailed Rat vs Tuberous Valerian

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Valeriana
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Tuberous Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Portugal.