Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Sargus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.