Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Timber Mazegill

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Gloeophyllum
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Timber Mazegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).