Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Nesomyidae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Nostoc
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.