Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Willow Oak

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Quercus phellos

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Willow Oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Willow Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Quercus phellos

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Willow Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Willow Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.