Dover Shade vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Cnephasia genitalana compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dover Shade	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cnephasia	Perognathus
Species	Cnephasia genitalana	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Dover Shade and Plains Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dover Shade	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.