Little Pocket Mouse vs Window Gnat

Perognathus longimembris compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Pocket Mouse	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Perognathus	Sylvicola
Species	Perognathus longimembris	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Pocket Mouse	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.