Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Phoma blight

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Epicoccum
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.