Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Large Japanese Mole

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nesomyidae	Talpidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Mogera
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.