Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

Chiropodomys major compared with Mobula eregoodoo

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
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 eregoodoo

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray