Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Thomasomys
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Thomasomys cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Olive-gray Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.