Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Slender Rosette Lichen

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Physcia subtilis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Slender Rosette Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Slender Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Physcia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Physcia subtilis

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Rosette Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Rosette Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.