Fiddlewood vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Vitex gaumeri compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	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	Lamiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Vitex	Perognathus
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.