Beach Pea vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lathyrus	Chiropodomys
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.