Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse vs Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Chaetodipus eremicus compared with Chiropodomys muroides

Key Differences

• Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Heteromyidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chaetodipus	Chiropodomys
Species	Chaetodipus eremicus	Chiropodomys muroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse and Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

The Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus eremicus) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.