Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Violet Webcap

Chiropodomys major compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Violet 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 violaceus

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Violet 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.

Violet Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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