Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Usnea
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.