Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Thomson'S Rosette Lichen

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Physcia thomsoniana

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Thomson'S Rosette Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Thomson'S Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physciaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Physcia
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Physcia thomsoniana

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Thomson'S Rosette Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Thomson'S Rosette Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thomson'S Rosette Lichen

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.