Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Paint Trillium

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Trillium undulatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Paint Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Trillium
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Trillium undulatum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Paint Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paint Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.