Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs short-stem iris

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Nesomyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Iris
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.