Fodder Pea vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Lathyrus annuus compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Fodder Pea is Not Evaluated while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fodder 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 annuus	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Fodder Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fodder Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (13 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.