Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Saffron Milk-Cap

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Lactarius deliciosus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Saffron Milk-Cap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Saffron Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Lactarius
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Lactarius deliciosus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Saffron Milk-Cap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Saffron Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saffron Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).