Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Wine Roundhead

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Stropharia rugosoannulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Wine Roundhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Stropharia
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Stropharia rugosoannulata

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wine Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Wine Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wine Roundhead

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).