Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Window Gnat

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Sylvicola
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.