Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Mountain Waxcap

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Hygrocybe
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.