chestnut-leaf oak vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Quercus castaneifolia compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• chestnut-leaf oak is Near Threatened while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut-leaf oak	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Chiropodomys
Species	Quercus castaneifolia	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

chestnut-leaf oak

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut-leaf oak	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut-leaf oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chestnut-leaf oak

The chestnut-leaf oak (Quercus castaneifolia) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.