Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Willow Bracket

Chiropodomys major compared with Phellinus igniarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Willow 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	Phellinus
Species	Chiropodomys major	Phellinus igniarius

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Willow Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Willow 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.

Willow Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).