Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Losea Rat

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Rattus losea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Losea Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Nesomyidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Rattus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Rattus losea

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Losea Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.