Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Striped Slender Robberfly

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Leptogaster cylindrica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Striped Slender Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asilidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Leptogaster
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Leptogaster cylindrica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Striped Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Striped Slender Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Striped Slender Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.