Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Pink Discus

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Aleurodiscus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.