Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Poplar Bracket

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Oxyporus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.