Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Root rot

Chiropodomys major compared with Phytophthora lateralis

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Phytophthora
Species	Chiropodomys major	Phytophthora lateralis

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Root rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).