Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Mealy Tooth

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Hydnellum
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.