Houghton'S Cyperus vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Cyperus houghtonii compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Houghton'S Cyperus is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Houghton'S Cyperus	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cyperus	Perognathus
Species	Cyperus houghtonii	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Houghton'S Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Houghton'S Cyperus	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Houghton'S Cyperus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Poland, and United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.