Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Heuchera Rust

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Puccinia heucherae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Heuchera Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Puccinia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Puccinia heucherae

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Heuchera Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heuchera Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.