Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Poplar Bracket

Chiropodomys major compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Oxyporus
Species	Chiropodomys major	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.