Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Mycosphaerella colorata compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycosphaerellaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Mycosphaerella	Perognathus
Species	Mycosphaerella colorata	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.