Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Scrub Pine

Chiropodomys major compared with Pinus virginiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Scrub 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)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Chiropodomys major	Pinus virginiana

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Scrub 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.

Scrub Pine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Canada.