Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs small notchwort

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Lophozia ascendens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Lophozia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.