Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Scots pine blister rust

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Cronartium
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.