Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Mexican Muhly

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nesomyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Muhlenbergia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).