Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Irish Threadwort

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Irish Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Telaranea
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.