vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Lecidella scabra compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecanoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lecidella	Chiropodomys
Species	Lecidella scabra	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lecidella scabra is a crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It grows on acidic or siliceous rock surfaces in open, exposed habitats. It forms grey-green thalli with dark lecidine apothecia and is widely distributed across temperate regions.