Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Violet Gray Bolete

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Violet Gray Bolete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Violet Gray Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Tylopilus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Violet Gray Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Violet Gray Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Gray Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.