Forest Lamb vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Little Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Chaetodipus
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Chaetodipus arenarius

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.