Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs yellow willow

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Salix lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Salix
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	yellow willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.