Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs groundhog

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Marmota monax

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while groundhog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	groundhog
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Marmota
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	groundhog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.