Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Pouch Cup

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Peziza
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Pouch Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.