Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Tufted Bracket

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Fuscoporia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Tufted Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.