Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Stinking Dapperling

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Lepiota cristata

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Stinking Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Lepiota
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Stinking Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.