Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Soldier fly

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Sargus cuprarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Sargus
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Sargus cuprarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.