vs Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Capitotricha rubi compared with Chiropodomys muroides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lachnaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Capitotricha	Chiropodomys
Species	Capitotricha rubi	Chiropodomys muroides

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Capitotricha rubi is a small discomycete fungus in the family Hyaloscyphaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It grows on dead stems and woody debris of Rubus (bramble) species, producing minute hairy apothecia. It inhabits woodland margins and scrubby habitats across its range.