Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Year Bean

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Phaseolus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.