Painted Suillus vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Suillus spraguei compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Suillus	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Suillaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Suillus	Perognathus
Species	Suillus spraguei	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Suillus	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.