Pink Discus vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Pink Discus is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pink Discus	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	Stereaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Perognathus
Species	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pink Discus	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.