Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Tumbling Puffball

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Bovista
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.