Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Jack bean

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Jack bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Canavalia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).