Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Rusty Porecrust

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Rusty Porecrust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Rusty Porecrust
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)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Fuscoporia
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.