Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs short-stem iris

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Iris
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.