Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Ornate Shrew

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Sorex
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.