Little Pocket Mouse vs Splayed Deerfly

Perognathus longimembris compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Pocket Mouse	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Perognathus	Chrysops
Species	Perognathus longimembris	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Pocket Mouse and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Pocket Mouse	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.