Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Parasol Tree

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Parasol Tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Polyscias
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasol Tree

Habitat

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