Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs yesca, hongo yesquero

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Phellinus igniarius

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while yesca, hongo yesquero is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	yesca, hongo yesquero
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Phellinus
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Phellinus igniarius

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

yesca, hongo yesquero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	yesca, hongo yesquero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yesca, hongo yesquero

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).