Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Cachorro do Campo

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Cachorro do Campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Cachorro do Campo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Nesomyidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Lycalopex
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Cachorro do Campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Cachorro do Campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cachorro do Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.