Grooved Flax vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Linum sulcatum compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Flax	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Linaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Linum	Perognathus
Species	Linum sulcatum	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grooved Flax	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.