Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Osier

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Salix viminalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-tailed Tree Rat Osier
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Nesomyidae Salicaceae
Genus Brachytarsomys Salix
Species Brachytarsomys villosa Salix viminalis

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Osier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Osier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

No description available.

Osier

No description available.

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