Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Orange Disco

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Aleurodiscus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.