Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs mantled howler

Chiropodomys major compared with Alouatta palliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	mantled howler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Atelidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Alouatta
Species	Chiropodomys major	Alouatta palliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and mantled howler share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	mantled howler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.