Plains Pocket Mouse vs Red-Head Pondweed

Perognathus flavescens compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Red-Head Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Potamogeton
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Potamogeton richardsonii

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red-Head Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Red-Head Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Head Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.