Large Short-tailed Rat vs Window Gnat

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Sylvicola
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.