Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Rooting Polypore

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Polyporus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.