Dry Rot vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Serpula lacrymans compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Serpulidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Serpula	Perognathus
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.