Elbowbush vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Forestiera angustifolia compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowbush	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oleaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Forestiera	Perognathus
Species	Forestiera angustifolia	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Elbowbush

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowbush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.