Blackgum vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Nyssa aquatica compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Blackgum is Least Concern while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackgum	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nyssaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nyssa	Chiropodomys
Species	Nyssa aquatica	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Conservation Status

Blackgum

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackgum	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackgum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackgum

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