Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Marsh Fieldcap

Chiropodomys major compared with Agrocybe paludosa

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Marsh Fieldcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Marsh Fieldcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Agrocybe
Species	Chiropodomys major	Agrocybe paludosa

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Fieldcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Marsh Fieldcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Fieldcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.