Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Mountain Webcap

Chiropodomys major compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Mountain 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 alpinus

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Mountain 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.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.