Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Lowland Chrotomys

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Chrotomys mindorensis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Lowland Chrotomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Lowland Chrotomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nesomyidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Chrotomys
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Chrotomys mindorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Lowland Chrotomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lowland Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowland Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.