Plains Pocket Mouse vs Recurved Peatmoss

Perognathus flavescens compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Sphagnum
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Recurved Peatmoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.