Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Wedgeleaf dock

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Wedgeleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Rumex
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Wedgeleaf dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).