Large Short-tailed Rat vs pine vole

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Microtus subterraneus

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while pine vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	pine vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Microtus
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Microtus subterraneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and pine vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

pine vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	pine vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pine vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.