Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Nahanni Aster

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Nahanni Aster is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Nahanni 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	Symphyotrichum
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Nahanni Aster

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nahanni Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.