Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs marsh Labrador tea

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Rhododendron tomentosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	marsh Labrador tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Rhododendron
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Rhododendron tomentosum

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

marsh Labrador tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	marsh Labrador tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh Labrador tea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.