Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Shadowed Waxcap

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Hygrocybe
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Shadowed Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.