Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Lasius umbratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Nesomyidae	Formicidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Lasius
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Yellow Shadow Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.