Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Apomys insignis

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys
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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Apomys
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Apomys insignis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.