Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Rosette Tooth

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Hydnellum
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rosette Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.