Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Iris Flea Beetle

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Aphthona nonstriata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Iris Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Aphthona
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Aphthona nonstriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Iris Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Iris Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iris Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.