Black cypress-pine vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Callitris endlicheri compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• Black cypress-pine is Least Concern while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black cypress-pine	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cupressaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Callitris	Chiropodomys
Species	Callitris endlicheri	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

Black cypress-pine

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black cypress-pine	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black cypress-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black cypress-pine

The Black cypress-pine (Callitris endlicheri) is a species in the genus Callitris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations. Found in United States.