Forest Lamb vs Little Pocket Mouse

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Perognathus longimembris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Little 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	Perognathus
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Little 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 Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.