Large Short-tailed Rat vs Western Black-headed Batis

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Batis erlangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Western Black-headed Batis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Nesomyidae	Platysteiridae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Batis
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Batis erlangeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Western Black-headed Batis share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Western Black-headed Batis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Western Black-headed Batis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Black-headed Batis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.