Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Winter Polypore

Chiropodomys major compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Lentinus
Species	Chiropodomys major	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Winter Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.