Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Variable Dancer

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Argia
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.