Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Northern Cinnabar Polypore

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Trametes cinnabarina

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Northern Cinnabar Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Northern Cinnabar Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Trametes
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Trametes cinnabarina

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Cinnabar Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Northern Cinnabar Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Cinnabar Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.