Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Hapalopilus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Tender Nesting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.