Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Poison Sumac

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Poison Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Toxicodendron
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.