Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Spring King

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Boletus rex-veris

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Spring King is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Spring King
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)	Boletaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Boletus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Boletus rex-veris

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Spring King

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Spring King
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring King

Habitat

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