Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Rayed Tansy

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Tanacetum macrophyllum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Rayed Tansy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Tanacetum
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Tanacetum macrophyllum

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Rayed Tansy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rayed Tansy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).