Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs marbled lungfish

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while marbled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Protopterus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	marbled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.