Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Limber Pine

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Pinus flexilis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Limber Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Limber Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Pinus flexilis

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Limber Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Limber Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limber Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, and Norway.