Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Nesomyidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Apodemus
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Apodemus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Large Japanese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.