Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Species code: Hs

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Halophila
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).