Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Stinking Truffle

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Tuber
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.