Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Maydell's locoweed

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Maydell's locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Oxytropis
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Oxytropis maydelliana

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Maydell's locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.