Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Chiropodomys gliroides compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Thomasomys
Species	Chiropodomys gliroides	Thomasomys nicefori

Evolutionary Relationship

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.