Alectryon vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Alectryon tropicus compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Alectryon	Brachytarsomys
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.