Deceiver vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Laccaria laccata compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Deceiver is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Laccaria	Perognathus
Species	Laccaria laccata	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiver	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

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

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.