Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Headfly

Chiropodomys major compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muscidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Hydrotaea
Species	Chiropodomys major	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.