Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Chiropodomys major compared with Archboldomys maximus

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Archboldomys
Species	Chiropodomys major	Archboldomys maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.