Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Midge

Chiropodomys major compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Dasineura
Species	Chiropodomys major	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.