Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs large blue

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	large blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Maculinea
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Maculinea arion

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	large blue
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.

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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