Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs jagged germanderwort

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Riccardia chamedryfolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	jagged germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Riccardia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Riccardia chamedryfolia

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

jagged germanderwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

jagged germanderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.