Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Oak Milk-Cap

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Lactarius quietus

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Oak Milk-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Oak Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Lactarius
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Lactarius quietus

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Oak Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Oak Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.