Flame Lily vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Lilium philadelphicum compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Flame Lily is Extinct while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Lily	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Liliaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Lilium	Brachytarsomys
Species	Lilium philadelphicum	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Flame Lily

EX — Extinct

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.