Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Timber Mazegill

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Gloeophyllum
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Timber Mazegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

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