Elastic Saddle vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Helvella elastica compared with Chiropodomys major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Helvellaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Helvella	Chiropodomys
Species	Helvella elastica	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.