Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Louse

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Polyplax serrata

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Nesomyidae	Polyplacidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Polyplax
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Polyplax serrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.