Fringed Cup vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Encoelia	Perognathus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.