Bailey's pocket mouse vs Veiled Oyster

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Pleurotus dryinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Veiled Oyster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Pleurotus
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Pleurotus dryinus

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Veiled Oyster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veiled Oyster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bailey's pocket mouse

The Bailey's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus baileyi) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.