Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Seneca Root

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Polygala
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Seneca Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seneca Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.