Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Yellowfoot

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Craterellus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowfoot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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