Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs limestone fern

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.