vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microbotryum	Chiropodomys
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.