Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs

Chiropodomys major compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Nitzschia
Species	Chiropodomys major	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.