Large Luzon Carpomys vs Slash pine

Carpomys melanurus compared with Pinus elliottii

Key Differences

• Large Luzon Carpomys is Data Deficient while Slash pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Luzon Carpomys	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Carpomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Carpomys melanurus	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Large Luzon Carpomys

DD — Data Deficient

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Luzon Carpomys	Slash pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Luzon Carpomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).