Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Notomys fuscus compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Chiropodomys
Species	Notomys fuscus	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Hopping Mouse and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.