Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Laxmann's Shrew

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Sorex caecutiens

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Laxmann's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Sorex
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Sorex caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Laxmann's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Laxmann's Shrew
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.

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.