Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs red calla

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Zantedeschia rehmannii

Key Differences

• Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while red calla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	red calla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Araceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Zantedeschia
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Zantedeschia rehmannii

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

red calla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	red calla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red calla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.