Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Southern Highland Treefrog

Chiropodomys major compared with Dryophytes euphorbiaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Southern Highland Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hylidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Dryophytes
Species	Chiropodomys major	Dryophytes euphorbiaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Southern Highland Treefrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Southern Highland Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Highland Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.