Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Sargus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.