Peg Lichen vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Cladonia subcariosa compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peg Lichen	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cladonia	Perognathus
Species	Cladonia subcariosa	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peg Lichen	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peg Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.