Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Slippery Jack

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Suillus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).