Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Staph Aureus

Chiropodomys major compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Staphylococcales
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Staphylococcus
Species	Chiropodomys major	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Staph Aureus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.