Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Rooting Poisonpie

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Hebeloma radicosum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Rooting Poisonpie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rooting Poisonpie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Hebeloma
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Hebeloma radicosum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Rooting Poisonpie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rooting Poisonpie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Poisonpie

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.