Plains Pocket Mouse vs Red Banded Webcap

Perognathus flavescens compared with Cortinarius armillatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Red Banded Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Cortinarius
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Cortinarius armillatus

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Banded Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Red Banded Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Banded Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).