Arctic grass vs Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Chiropodomys muroides

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Poales (禾本目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Arctagrostis	Chiropodomys
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Chiropodomys muroides

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.