Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Poison Sumac

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Toxicodendron
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.