Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Plum pine

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Podocarpus elatus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Plum pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Podocarpus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.