Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Tufted Bracket

Chiropodomys major compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Fuscoporia
Species	Chiropodomys major	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Tufted Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.