Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Mountain Aster

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Oclemena
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.