Appalachian Tea vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Ilex glabra compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Appalachian Tea is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Tea	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ilex	Brachytarsomys
Species	Ilex glabra	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Appalachian Tea

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Appalachian Tea

The Appalachian Tea (Ilex glabra) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.