Plains Pocket Mouse vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Perognathus flavescens compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.