Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Root rot

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Phytophthora
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Phytophthora cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Root rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).