Little Pocket Mouse vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Perognathus longimembris compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Pocket Mouse	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Melanogaster
Species	Perognathus longimembris	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Pocket Mouse	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.