Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Root rot

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Phytophthora
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Phytophthora cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Root rot
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.

Root rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).