Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Mesa Wart Lichen

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Pertusaria subpertusa

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Mesa Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mesa Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Pertusaria
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Pertusaria subpertusa

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mesa Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mesa Wart Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mesa Wart Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.