Large Short-tailed Rat vs Urchin Earthfan

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Thelephora
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.