Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Hydrophyllum canadense compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Brachyuromys
Species	Hydrophyllum canadense	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.