Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Low Rough Aster

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Eurybia radula

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Low Rough Aster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Low Rough Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Eurybia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Eurybia radula

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Low Rough Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Low Rough Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Rough Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.