Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Nipplewort Rust

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Puccinia lapsanae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Nipplewort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Puccinia
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Puccinia lapsanae

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Nipplewort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nipplewort Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).