Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Ridged Tooth

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Hydnellum
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).