Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Texas Ash

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Fraxinus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.