Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Slender lungfish

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Protopterus dolloi

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Slender lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Nesomyidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Protopterus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Slender lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender lungfish