Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Headfly

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Muscidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Hydrotaea
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.