Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Ornate Shrew

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nesomyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Sorex
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.