Ashen Crust vs Little Pocket Mouse

Peniophora lycii compared with Perognathus longimembris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashen Crust Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Peniophoraceae Heteromyidae
Genus Peniophora Perognathus
Species Peniophora lycii Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashen Crust Little Pocket Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Little Pocket Mouse

No description available.

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