Flat Wrack vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Fucus spiralis compared with Chiropodomys major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fucaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Fucus	Chiropodomys
Species	Fucus spiralis	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).