Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Olive Scribble Lichen

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Opegrapha vulgata

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Olive Scribble Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Olive Scribble Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Graphidaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Opegrapha
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Opegrapha vulgata

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Olive Scribble Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Olive Scribble 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.

Olive Scribble Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).