Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Silver Meadow

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Boloria selene

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Silver Meadow is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Silver Meadow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Boloria
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Boloria selene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Silver Meadow

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Silver Meadow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Meadow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries) and North America (United States).

Silver Meadow

Silver Meadow (Boloria selene) is classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List. This species has been declared extinct, with no known living individuals remaining in the wild or in captivity.