Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Small Emerald Spreadwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lestidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Lestes
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Small Emerald Spreadwing
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.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.