Alpine Fleabane vs Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Erigeron borealis compared with Chiropodomys muroides

Key Differences

• Alpine Fleabane is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Fleabane	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Erigeron	Chiropodomys
Species	Erigeron borealis	Chiropodomys muroides

Conservation Status

Alpine Fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Fleabane	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Fleabane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Fleabane

The Alpine Fleabane (Erigeron borealis) is a species in the genus Erigeron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.