Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Pedobacter kyungheensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Pedobacter
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Pedobacter kyungheensis

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Pedobacter kyungheensis is a Gram-negative rod first isolated from soil near Kyung Hee University in South Korea. It inhabits temperate agricultural and natural soils of East Asia. This aerobic chemoheterotroph breaks down organic matter and polysaccharides in its soil habitat through extracellular enzyme production.