Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Erebia mnestra

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Mnestra’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Erebia
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.