Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Red-mantled Dragonlet

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Erythrodiplax fervida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Red-mantled Dragonlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Erythrodiplax
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Erythrodiplax fervida

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Short-tailed Rat and Red-mantled Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red-mantled Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-mantled Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.