Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Erebia melampus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Lesser Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nesomyidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Erebia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Erebia melampus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Lesser Mountain Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).