Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Splayed Deerfly

Chiropodomys major compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tabanidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Chrysops
Species	Chiropodomys major	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.