Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Nippon maple

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Acer nipponicum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Nippon maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Nippon 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 nipponicum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Nippon maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Nippon maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nippon maple

Habitat

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