Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Loose Starweb

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Asterostroma laxum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Loose Starweb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Asterostroma
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.