Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Lesser devilray

Chiropodomys major compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Mobula
Species	Chiropodomys major	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray