Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Northern Spreadwing

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Lestes disjunctus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Northern Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Northern Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lestidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Lestes
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Lestes disjunctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Northern Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Northern Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.