Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Peking cotoneaster

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Cotoneaster acutifolius

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Peking cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Peking cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Cotoneaster acutifolius

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Peking cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peking cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Germany, Norway, and United States.