Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Ocellated Emerald

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Somatochlora minor

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Ocellated Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Somatochlora
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.