Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs scimitar-bean

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Canavalia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).