Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Silver-rumped Needletail

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Silver-rumped Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Silver-rumped Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Apodidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Rhaphidura
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Silver-rumped Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Silver-rumped Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Silver-rumped Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-rumped Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.