Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Hydnum
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.