Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Alticola
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.