Myrtle-Leaved Willow vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Salix myrtilloides compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Myrtle-Leaved Willow	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salicaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Salix	Perognathus
Species	Salix myrtilloides	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Myrtle-Leaved Willow	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.