Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Surprise Webcap

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Cortinarius semisanguineus

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Surprise Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Surprise Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Cortinarius
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Cortinarius semisanguineus

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Surprise Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Surprise Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Surprise Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).