Little Pocket Mouse vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Perognathus longimembris compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Pocket Mouse	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Cyperus
Species	Perognathus longimembris	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Pocket Mouse	Smooth Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.