Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Inky Mushroom

Chiropodomys major compared with Agaricus placomyces

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Inky Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Chiropodomys major	Agaricus placomyces

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Inky Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inky Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.