Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Plum Tortrix

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Hedya pruniana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Plum Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nesomyidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Hedya
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Hedya pruniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Plum Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.