Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Sandy Laccaria

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Laccaria
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.