Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Tender Nesting Polypore
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)	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Hapalopilus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Tender Nesting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.