Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Large Japanese Field 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	Chiropodomys	Apodemus
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Apodemus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Large Japanese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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.

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.