Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Red Balau

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Shorea
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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