Laurel vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Guatteria hirsuta compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Laurel	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Annonaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Guatteria	Perognathus
Species	Guatteria hirsuta	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Laurel	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.