Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Tar spot

Chiropodomys major compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Phyllachora
Species	Chiropodomys major	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.