Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asilidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Dioctria
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Small Yellow-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.