Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Apodemus latronum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Large-eared Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Large-eared Field Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Apodemus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Apodemus latronum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Large-eared Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Large-eared Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.