Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Willow Tarspot

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Willow Tarspot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Rhytisma
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Willow Tarspot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.