Bark Mycena vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Mycena corticola compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Mycena	Lesser 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	Mycenaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mycena	Chiropodomys
Species	Mycena corticola	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Mycena	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.