Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Salix myrtilloides

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Myrtle-Leaved Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Salix
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Salix myrtilloides

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.