Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Nikko Maple

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Acer maximowiczianum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Nikko Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Nikko Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Acer
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Acer maximowiczianum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Nikko Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Nikko Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nikko Maple

Habitat

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