crested arrowhead vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Sagittaria cristata compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Perognathus
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested arrowhead	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.