Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Large-Spored Truffle

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Tuber macrosporum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Large-Spored Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Tuber
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Tuber macrosporum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Large-Spored Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.