Devil'S Dipstick vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Mutinus elegans compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Mutinus	Perognathus
Species	Mutinus elegans	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.