vs Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Chroococcus rufescens compared with Chiropodomys muroides

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Microcystaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chroococcus	Chiropodomys
Species	Chroococcus rufescens	Chiropodomys muroides

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Norway and Sweden.

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chroococcus rufescens is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Chroococcaceae, named for its reddish or rufous pigmentation. Cells are enclosed in layered gelatinous sheaths and form small aggregates on rock, soil, and bark surfaces. Its conservation status is not evaluated.