Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Poplar Rust

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Poplar Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Melampsora
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Poplar Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).