vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Dolichospermum danicum compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nostocaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dolichospermum	Chiropodomys
Species	Dolichospermum danicum	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser 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.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dolichospermum danicum is a planktonic, filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae, first described from Danish freshwater habitats. It produces heterocysts for nitrogen fixation and is capable of forming buoyant surface blooms in eutrophic lakes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.