Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Spreading Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).