Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs small tortoiseshell

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	small tortoiseshell
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	Aglais
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.