Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Mountain Cup

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Geopora
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.