Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Summer Truffle

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Tuber aestivum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Summer 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 aestivum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Summer Truffle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Summer Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.