Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Mealy Webcap

Chiropodomys major compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Mealy Webcap
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)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Cortinarius
Species	Chiropodomys major	Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Mealy Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.