Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Rust Fungus

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Puccinia calcitrapae

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Rust Fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Rust Fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Puccinia
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Puccinia calcitrapae

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Rust Fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Rust Fungus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rust Fungus

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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