Plains Pocket Mouse vs Round ray

Perognathus flavescens compared with Irolita waitii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Heteromyidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Perognathus	Irolita
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

Plains Pocket Mouse and Round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round ray