Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Southern Bracket

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Ganoderma australe

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Ganoderma
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.