Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs paperbark maple

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Acer griseum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while paperbark maple is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	paperbark maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Acer
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Acer griseum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

paperbark maple

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	paperbark maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paperbark maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.