Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
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	Nephelomys
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.