Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Rough Bedstraw

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Galium asprellum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Rough Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Galium
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.