Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Redspored Dapperling

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Redspored Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Melanophyllum
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Redspored Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.