Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs kob

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Kobus kob

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	kob
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nesomyidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Kobus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Kobus kob

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and kob share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

kob

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kob

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.