Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Multilobed Dandelion

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Taraxacum angustisquameum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Multilobed Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Taraxacum angustisquameum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Multilobed Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Multilobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.