Bark Bonnet vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Phloeomana speirea compared with Chiropodomys major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Bonnet	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porotheleaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phloeomana	Chiropodomys
Species	Phloeomana speirea	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Bark Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Bonnet	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bark Bonnet

The Bark Bonnet (Phloeomana speirea) is a species in the genus Phloeomana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.