Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Smooth Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Cyperus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Smooth Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.