Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Wrinkled Crust

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Phlebia radiata

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Wrinkled Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Wrinkled Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Meruliaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Phlebia
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Phlebia radiata

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Wrinkled Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Wrinkled Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.