Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Tan Ear

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Otidea
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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