Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Winter Truffle

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Tuber brumale

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Winter Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Winter Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Tuber
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Tuber brumale

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Winter Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Winter Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.