Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Plum pine

Chiropodomys major compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Podocarpus
Species	Chiropodomys major	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.