Little Pocket Mouse vs Root Rot

Perognathus longimembris compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Pocket Mouse	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Heterobasidion
Species	Perognathus longimembris	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Pocket Mouse	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.