Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Meadowsweet Rust

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Triphragmium ulmariae

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Meadowsweet Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Meadowsweet Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Raveneliaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Triphragmium
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Triphragmium ulmariae

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Meadowsweet Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Meadowsweet Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadowsweet Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).