Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Uromyces ari-triphylli

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Jack-In-The-Pulpit 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	Uromyces
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Uromyces ari-triphylli

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.