Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs phyllospadix de Scouler

Chiropodomys major compared with Phyllospadix scouleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	phyllospadix de Scouler
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zosteraceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Phyllospadix
Species	Chiropodomys major	Phyllospadix scouleri

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

phyllospadix de Scouler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	phyllospadix de Scouler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

phyllospadix de Scouler

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.