Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Ski-tipped Emerald

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Somatochlora elongata

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Ski-tipped Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Ski-tipped Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Somatochlora
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Somatochlora elongata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Ski-tipped Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Ski-tipped Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ski-tipped Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.