Common Ringlet vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Coenonympha tullia compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Common Ringlet is Extinct while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ringlet	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Coenonympha	Chiropodomys
Species	Coenonympha tullia	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Ringlet and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Ringlet

EX — Extinct

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ringlet	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (27 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Ringlet

Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) is classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List. This species has been declared extinct, with no known living individuals remaining in the wild or in captivity.