Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Linear-Leaved Panicgrass

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Dichanthelium linearifolium

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Linear-Leaved Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Linear-Leaved Panicgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nesomyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Dichanthelium
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Dichanthelium linearifolium

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Linear-Leaved Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Linear-Leaved Panicgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Linear-Leaved Panicgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.