Pick-A-Back Toadstool vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Asterophora lycoperdoides compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pick-A-Back Toadstool	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Asterophora	Perognathus
Species	Asterophora lycoperdoides	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pick-A-Back Toadstool	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.