Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Lined click beetle

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Agriotes lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Lined click beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Nesomyidae	Elateridae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Agriotes
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Agriotes lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Short-tailed Rat and Lined click beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lined click beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Lined click beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined click beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).