Large Short-tailed Rat vs Widow Skimmer

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Libellula luctuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Libellula
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Widow Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.