Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Spring Pea

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Spring Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Lathyrus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Spring Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).