Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Urchin Earthfan

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Thelephora penicillata

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Urchin Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Thelephora
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.