Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Onion Earthball

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Scleroderma
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).