Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs One-Flowered Broomrape

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Aphyllon uniflorum

Key Differences

• Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while One-Flowered Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	One-Flowered Broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Aphyllon
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Aphyllon uniflorum

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

One-Flowered Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	One-Flowered Broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

One-Flowered Broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.