Blue-fronted Dancer vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Argia apicalis compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Blue-fronted Dancer is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-fronted Dancer	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Argia	Brachytarsomys
Species	Argia apicalis	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-fronted Dancer and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-fronted Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-fronted Dancer	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-fronted Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-fronted Dancer

The Blue Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) is a species in the genus Argia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.