Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs pale moonwort

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Botrychium
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.