Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Midge

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Dasineura
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.