Australian rosewood vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Alectryon oleifolius compared with Chiropodomys major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian rosewood	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alectryon	Chiropodomys
Species	Alectryon oleifolius	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Australian rosewood

LC — Least Concern

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian rosewood	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian rosewood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Australian rosewood

The Australian rosewood (Alectryon oleifolius) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.