Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Pigeon Flea

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Ceratophyllus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Pigeon Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).