Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Round Ray

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Rajella fyllae

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Round Ray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Round Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rajidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Rajella
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Rajella fyllae

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Round Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Round Ray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Round Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round Ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.