Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Yarrow

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Achillea
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Achillea crithmifolia

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).