Pine Crust vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Peniophora pini compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pine Crust	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Peniophora	Perognathus
Species	Peniophora pini	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pine Crust	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.