False Dotted Border vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Belenois thysa compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	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	Pieridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Belenois	Perognathus
Species	Belenois thysa	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Plains Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.