Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Myodes
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.