Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs white earwort

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Diplophyllum
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	white earwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.