Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Midge

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Dasineura
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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