Plains Pocket Mouse vs Ragged Notchwort

Perognathus flavescens compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Mesoptychia
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Ragged Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.