Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs mulungú

Chiropodomys major compared with Erythrina verna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	mulungú
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Erythrina
Species	Chiropodomys major	Erythrina verna

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mulungú

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulungú

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.