Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Hog's Fennel Rust

Chiropodomys major compared with Puccinia rugulosa

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Hog's Fennel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Hog's Fennel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Puccinia
Species	Chiropodomys major	Puccinia rugulosa

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Hog's Fennel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Hog's Fennel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hog's Fennel Rust