Mantled Baskettail vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Epitheca semiaquea compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mantled Baskettail	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Corduliidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Epitheca	Perognathus
Species	Epitheca semiaquea	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Mantled Baskettail and Plains Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mantled Baskettail	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.