Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Lesser Swamp Frog

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Limnonectes paramacrodon

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Lesser Swamp Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lesser Swamp Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Limnonectes
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Limnonectes paramacrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Lesser Swamp Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Swamp Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Swamp Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.