Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Marbled Button

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Acleris maccana

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Marbled Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Marbled Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nesomyidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Acleris
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Acleris maccana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.