Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Rough-Tailed

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Bathytoshia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed