Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Variable Flying Fox

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.