arctic cinquefoil vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Potentilla	Chiropodomys
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic cinquefoil	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.