Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Species code: Hs

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Halophila
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).