Gillet's cherry-orange vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	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	Rutaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Citropsis	Brachytarsomys
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

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.