Plains Pocket Mouse vs Poison Sumac

Perognathus flavescens compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Toxicodendron
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.