Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Roccellaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Enterographa
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.