Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs screw-pine

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Pandanus
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

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