One-Glumed Spike-Rush vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Eleocharis uniglumis compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Perognathus
Species	Eleocharis uniglumis	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.