Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Lesser Rocktripe

Chiropodomys major compared with Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lesser Rocktripe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Umbilicaria
Species	Chiropodomys major	Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Rocktripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lesser Rocktripe
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 Rocktripe

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.