Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Scuttle fly

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Phoridae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Megaselia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).