Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.