Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Limestone Waxcap

Chiropodomys major compared with Hygrocybe calciphila

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Limestone Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Hygrocybe
Species	Chiropodomys major	Hygrocybe calciphila

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Limestone Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limestone Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.