Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Limber Pine

Chiropodomys major compared with Pinus flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Limber Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Chiropodomys major	Pinus flexilis

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Limber Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limber Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, and Norway.