Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs pharaoh ant

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	pharaoh ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Formicidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Monomorium
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and pharaoh ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).