Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Silvery Arches

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Polia hepatica

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Silvery Arches is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Silvery Arches
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Polia
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Polia hepatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Silvery Arches

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Silvery Arches
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silvery Arches

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.