Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Marbled Brittlegill

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Russula ionochlora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Marbled Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Russula
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Russula ionochlora

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Marbled Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.