Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs northern smooth sumac

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Rhus pulvinata

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while northern smooth sumac is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	northern smooth sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Rhus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Rhus pulvinata

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

northern smooth sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	northern smooth sumac
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 smooth sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.