Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Square-spot Dart

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Euxoa obelisca

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Square-spot Dart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Square-spot Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nesomyidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Euxoa
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Euxoa obelisca

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Square-spot Dart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Square-spot Dart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Square-spot Dart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.