Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Love Apple

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Paris polyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Paris
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.