Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Painted Suillus

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Suillus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.