Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Ruby Dapperling

Chiropodomys major compared with Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Ruby Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Leucoagaricus
Species	Chiropodomys major	Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, Taiwan, and United States.