Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs pine grass

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Calamagrostis rubescens

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while pine grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	pine grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nesomyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Calamagrostis
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Calamagrostis rubescens

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

pine grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pine grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.