Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Squirrel Corn

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Dicentra
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.