Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Ungava collared lemming

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Ungava collared lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Ungava collared lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Dicrostonyx
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Ungava collared lemming share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Ungava collared lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Ungava collared lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ungava collared lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.