Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Malayan-sword

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Aglaonema simplex

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Malayan-sword is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Araceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Aglaonema
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.