Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Phaeophyscia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.