Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs smooth dock

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Rumex altissimus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while smooth dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	smooth dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Rumex
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Rumex altissimus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

smooth dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	smooth dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).