Corm dry rot vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Rigidoporus vinctus compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Corm dry rot is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corm dry rot	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Perognathus
Species	Rigidoporus vinctus	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Corm dry rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corm dry rot	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corm dry rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.