Orange Pinwheel vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Marasmius siccus compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Orange Pinwheel is Near Threatened while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Pinwheel	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Marasmius	Chiropodomys
Species	Marasmius siccus	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Conservation Status

Orange Pinwheel

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Pinwheel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.